Smart in Public
CEOs trust us, the media tolerates us, and our mothers think we know Oprah. The Smart in Public podcast, hosted by Katie Boysen and Katie Dufficy, shares business, career, and life experiences through the world of two Public Relations professionals just trying to keep their sh*t together.
Smart in Public
Latest Episodes
Your Avatar Will See You Now with Joe Ciarallo, Head of US Communications at Synthesia
AI video is everywhere, and in this episode, The Katies welcome Joe Ciarallo, Head of US Communications at Synthesia, to pull back the curtain on what it takes to build a brand in one of the most scrutinized corners of enterprise AI. We get int...
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AI + Comms is a Vibe with Senka Hadzimuratovic, Head of Comms at Lovable
What happens when your company moves so fast that your communications strategy is already outdated by the time you ship it?That's the reality at Lovable — the AI-native company that's making software creation accessible to anyone, anywhe...
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Pack your career go bag with Daniel Méndez Aróstica
If you've been quietly doom-scrolling job boards and wondering if it's just you — it's not. The communications job market is genuinely hard right now, and nobody's being fully honest about why and what to do.Daniel Méndez Aróstica built ...
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What Happens When PR People Stop Complaining and Start Building
What does it actually take to build an AI product for an industry that's still figuring out what AI means for its future?Michelle Masek and Nadia Jamshidi didn't wait around for someone else to answer that question. As co-founders of Ho...
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The Art of the Deal: PR Agency Edition w/ Highwire's Michael O'Brien & Cortney Stapleton
This week, the Katies sit down with Michael O’Brien, CEO of Highwire, and Cortney Stapleton, Chief Strategy & Business Officer at Highwire (and former CEO of The Bliss Group), to unpack what really happens when PR agencies merge.We g...
